Why in News? Facebook’s Oversight Board upheld the social media network’s decision to block the then-US President Donald Trump from its platform. About the board The Oversight Board has been set up as an independent body that will help Facebook …
About Methane Methane (CH4) is the simplest hydrocarbon, consisting of one carbon atom and four hydrogen atoms. It is produced by both natural process and human activities. Major natural sources of methane include emissions from wetlands and oceans, and from …
About SWOT SWOT is being jointly developed by NASA and Centre National d’Etudes Spatial (CNES) (French Space Centre). This satellite’s mission is to make the first global survey of Earth’s surface water, observe the fine details of the ocean’s surface …
CONTEXT Recently Northern Ireland witnessed communal clashes which left 74 policemen injured. The event threatens to undermine the fragile peace between Protestant pro-British loyalist unionists who want to remain part of the United Kingdom forever, and Catholic pro-Irish nationalists who …
What is a Rating Agency? A rating agency is a company that assesses the financial strength of companies and government entities, especially their ability to meet principal and interest payments on their debts. The rating shows an agency’s level of …
Why in News? Medical practitioners have reported a condition called silent or happy hypoxia in the ongoing Covid pandemic What is Hypoxia? Hypoxia is a condition in which the body or a region of the body is deprived of adequate …
About Jal Jeevan Mission Launched in 2019, the chief objective of the Mission is to provide Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC) to every rural household by 2024 and thereby ensuring potable water supply in adequate quantity i.e. @ 55 lpcd …
NEWS That the situations faced by India’s migrants are not a matter of concern in policy making is quite apparent. CONTEXT With the continuation of the second wave of the pandemic, strict to moderate lockdowns are being imposed again. This …
CONTEXT A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court unanimously declared a Maharashtra law, which provides reservation benefits to the Maratha community taking the quota limit in the State in excess of 50%, as unconstitutional. SETS ASIDE HC VERDICT The …
Why in News? A recent study has noted that due to the significant melting of glaciers because of global temperature rise, our planet’s axis of rotation has been moving more than usual since the 1990s. Cause for this shift According …